Leading PC chipmaker Intel announced this week that its third generation Atom mobile processor, formerly code-named “Cedar Trail” is now available, and that systems using the platform will be available in early 2012. Though Intel is concentrating on “ultrabooks” (i.e. thin and light notebooks with at least a 10″ screen) as the latest growth platform for PCs, the company is not letting netbooks …

Netbook sales have been declining , with major vendors deciding to leave the netbook market entirely. That hasn’t stopped Intel from launching a new family of processors designed for small and cheap laptops. The new chips are the Atom N2600 and N2800, based on the Intel’s third-generation Atom architecture, codenamed Cedarview. The Cedar Trail-M platform pairs one of these processors with …

The Oculus Telepresence Robot kit gives your Netbook wheels and lets you keep an eye on your house while you’re out.

Xaxxon Technologies is developing a unique robot that operates on a notebook and connects via Internet directly to your tablet (or PC hardware) of choice.

Dell has confirmed that it has ceased production of its Inspiron Mini netbook computer, in effect ending its pursuit of the receding netbook market, at least for consumer sales.

RIP the 10-inch laptop.

Dell has confirmed that it has ceased production of its Inspiron Mini netbook computer, in effect ending its pursuit of the receding netbook market.

My mother bought a netbook recently, ignoring my pleading advice to instead get an iPad. Maybe she likes updating antivirus definitions, or perhaps she is looking forward to buying a new one when this one dies exactly a day outside its warranty period. One thing’s for sure, though: When she buys another one, it won’t [...]

Long live the ultrabook, right? Dell have pulled out of the netbook market in a move that pretty much seals the fate of the pint-sized form factor. The Dell Mini range is no longer available on the website and the tech titan’s US office has confirmed that the product line is dead.…

Dell throws in the towel on consumer netbooks.